Daric Cottingham

Daric L. Cottingham (all pronouns) is a culture and entertainment journalist and a proud Black queer nonbinary southerner currently based in Los Angeles. A mass communications graduate from Prairie View A&M University in Texas, they also received their masters in Sports & Entertainment journalism from the University of Southern California. Previously, they worked as a multiplatform editor at the LA Times, in podcast editorial for Spotify, and freelancing for publications like the Washington Post, Essence, and Xtra Magazine. Sneakers and animation take up their time when they're not focused on nuanced storytelling. Twitter: @Dariccott